detective. >> judge jeanine: detective, tracie was murdered in 1984. in 2011 the department reopened the case. >> once we found out about the letter that mrs. white found i went over and retrieved the letter from her and pulled out the old case which i was lucky to find. >> judge jeanine: right, back then they werent really computerizend and you have to find the old file. >> and they are very thick and fragile at this time as well. >> judge jeanine: what did the letter say, vernita, can you tell us? >> it was written from a mother expressing concern and passing on information she had heard her children talking about and in it she named three young boys who they thought had -- could have information or be involved with tracie's death. >> judge jeanine: it was another are mother who wrote and your husband had the letter in his belongings.